Things To Do in Newport, Virginia

Christmas trees- you choose and cut, Christmas wreaths and boughs, saws provided . Trees can be baled for easier hauling. Christmas tree varieties: You Choose and cut varieties: Canaan Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, Concolor Fir (White ... More on pickyourownchristmastree

Choose & Cut Christmas tree farm (aka Joe's Trees) - Hayrides – call for schedule. Saws are provided. No chain saws allowed. Assistance available for elderly and handicapped customers. Trees baled. Bathroom available. Volunteer Fire ... More on pickyourownchristmastree

(Sinking Creek, 70', 1916, closed to motor traffic, 46-35-01) across Sinking Creek NW of Newport , Eastern Township, Giles County, VA. VA42 (Blue Grass Trl) NE 1.0 miles from jct with US460 just S. of Newport, NW on SR601 (Clover ... More on dalejtravis.com

(Link Farm, 50', 1912, private, 46-35-02) across Sinking Creek NW of Newport , Eastern Township, Giles County, VA. US460 NW 1.6 miles from jct with VA42 just S. of Newport, N. on Mountain Lake Rd. 0.25 miles, ... More on dalejtravis.com

Inscription. Marker Front: Formed in 1806 from Montgomery, Tazewell, and Monroe, and named for William B. Giles, United States Senator and Governor of Virginia 1827-30. Mountain Lake is in this county. Marker Reverse: Formed in 1776 ... More on HMDB

(Red Maple Farm, 36', 1919, private, 46-35-03) across Sinking Creek NE of Newport , Eastern Township, Giles County, VA. VA42 NE 3.5 miles from jct with US460 just S. of Newport, ... More on dalejtravis.com

Highlights at Virginia Tech, the state's largest university, include: Smithfield Plantation, restored home ... More on Virginia.org

Beautiful buildings, lovely grounds, nice relaxing place More on GeckoGo

Inscription. The earliest portion of Solitude was constructed about 1801 on land owned by Philip Barger, who sold the property in 1803 to James Patton Preston, governor of Virginia (1816-1819). Governor John Floyd (1830-1834), Preston's ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On 30 July 1755, during the French and Indian War, Shawnee Indians attacked the Draper's Meadow settlement nearby. They killed Col. James Patton, Casper Berger, Mrs. George Draper, and a Draper child, wounded James Cull, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Chair, Civil Engineering 1896-1905, Dean, Department of Engineering 1904-1905, A distinguished engineer, educator, and author, William MacFarland Patton chaired Civil Engineering at VPI and became the first dean of the ... More on HMDB